ReviewCancer genomics & proteomics
Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Cancer: Focused Literature Review.
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- European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Individuals with Overweight or Obesity and Cancer.Obesity facts · 2025Guideline
- Potato Consumption and Risk of Site-Specific Cancers in Adults: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Mediterranean Diet on Body Composition, Inflammatory Factors, and Nutritional Status in Patients with Cachexia Induced by Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Mediterranean Lifestyle Adherence Reflects Coherent Behavioural Patterns Based on the MEDLIFE Index.Nutrients · 2026Observational
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- Effects of the Mediterranean diet polyphenols on cancer development.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022Review
- Adherence to a Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern and Cancer Risk in a Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
- The Olive Leaves Extract Has Anti-Tumor Effects against Neuroblastoma through Inhibition of Cell Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Association between Oral Cancer and Diet: An Update.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Optimal Diet Strategies for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2021Review
- Long-Term Results of the Mediterranean Diet After Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
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- Dietary Pattern and Its Correlates among Lithuanian Young Adults: Mediterranean Diet Approach.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Weight Status, Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, and Physical Fitness in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The Active Health Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- 3-Hydroxytyrosol Promotes Angiogenesis In Vitro by Stimulating Endothelial Cell Migration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Primary school children and nutrition: lifestyles and behavioral traits associated with a poor-to-moderate adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A cross-sectional study.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Potential Moderators Associated with All-Cause Mortality in a Representative Sample of Spanish Older Adults.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Changes in the Antioxidant Properties of Extra Virgin Olive Oil after Cooking Typical Mediterranean Vegetables.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- New and traditional foods in a modernized Mediterranean diet model.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundCancer is a major public health problem worldwide, and the number of incident cases increases every year expected to reach 17.1 million a year by 2020. There is evidence that people who adhere to the Mediterranean Diet (MediD) have lower incidence of cancer. However, cancers' location and culture studies seem to affect the MediD impact. We aimed to review these discrepant findings. MATERIALS AND
methodsA critical review from a focused literature search was conducted. A literature search of controlled trials from: EMBASE (1970-), MEDLINE (1950-) and PsycINFO (1960-) was undertaken. Two authors (DF and YB) independently extracted the data.
resultsOut of 785 abstracts identified only 583 publications focused solely on MediD and cancer. Of these, 46 were clinical trials published since 2007. Twenty-eight trials with a total of 570,262 participants are included in accordance with inclusion criteria. Only four reported the MediD does not reduce the risk of cancer. Of the negative studies, three were undertaken in non-Mediterranean populations. Cancers of the digestive tract were studied in 11 studies. Except for pancreatic cancer, all other sites along the digestive tract demonstrated significantly reduced rate with the MediD.
conclusionThe MediD is associated with reduction in overall cancer rates as well as significantly lower rates of digestive tract cancers. These effects may be accentuated in the Mediterranean countries themselves. Further studies are needed to support or refute the effects of the MediD on other cancer types.
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